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A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by NazoTimes(m): 1:51pm On Jul 22, 2020
Nigerians are doing exceptionally well outside the country. Most scientific breakthroughs and discoveries, Nigerians are part of the contributors in the international community.

One Samuel Aboki posted on LinkedIn the feat of a Nigerian Igbo lady who was elected into the Canadian legislature after 150 years.

The lady, Uzoma Asagwara is the first black person to have been elected into the Canadian legislature (Manitoba Province) after 150 years. This means for the past 150 years, no black has ever entered into the country’s legislature.

Samuel Aboki who posted it called on Nigerians to celebrate her for that great achievement. And the commendations began to pour in from different place, left, right and centre.

Chukwudi Okoli, a customer support specialist and client relationship officer of a firm, congratulated her for such achievement in a white country.

He wrote: “Congratulations Uzoma, This is a great achievement. I am happy but also sad at the same time because we keep losing our brightest citizens to the Westerners one way or the other.

“The ones born over there refuse to return to their motherland, our brightest minds over here are emigrating to the western world and we end up losing both ways with respect to the development of our country; Nigeria because of only one factor; “A Non-functional system”.

Ugochukwu Nwanguma, a business manager at Advans La Fayette Microfinance Bank, said by 2030 Nigeria population would be more or older citizens than younger ones. Germany is currently experiencing same but for a different reason of non-reproducing while younger immigrants are coming in. I beg if you see same opportunity what would you do?

Tolu Mayowa, a business analyst, said: “What we need in Nigeria is a complete revolution… It’s not what any group of persons can just wake up overnight to do… the truth is that revolution is blood-demanding.”

Bertram Onwuegbule, a pastor with The Redeemed Christian Church of God, noted that “more of our Igbo youths should be encouraged to continue to globally push the frontiers of history, since within Nigeria, the evil irredentists continue to occupy our daily spaces and activities with the retrogressive reshuffling of antiestablishment forces who scuff, dilute and retrogress Nigeria’s developmental agenda for the sake of primordial, beastial chauvinistic pursuits of hackneyed and ignoble revanchist destructions.”

Akintokunbo Adejumo, a principal trainer and consultant, Affinity Libra Ltd, Ibadan and ATA Libra Associates, London, said “I’m particularly proud of her. I was the Master of Ceremonies at her parents wedding back in the 80s in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her father, Prof Prince Ken Asagwara is a friend and brother to me. Congratulations to Uzoma.”

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Righteousness89(m): 1:52pm On Jul 22, 2020
Congratulations My Sister!

At least Something Oustanding For Nigerians to Brag about!

Nigeria Amaka!

Igbo Amaka!!

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by godkiller(m): 1:54pm On Jul 22, 2020
This is good news.

1. Nigerian bought a football club in Europe.
2. A Nigerian is about to represent us in WTO.
3 Now another Nigerian is the first African to be elected in the Canadian legislature.

The good thing is they are all women and this is why we need to put more atttention on the girl child education.

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Nobody: 2:00pm On Jul 22, 2020
NazoTimes:
Nigerians are doing exceptionally well outside the country. Most scientific breakthroughs and discoveries.
Akintokunbo Adejumo, a principal trainer and consultant, Affinity Libra Ltd, Ibadan and ATA Libra Associates, London, said “I’m particularly proud of her. I was the Master of Ceremonies at her parents wedding back in the 80s in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her father, Prof Prince Ken Asagwara is a friend and brother to me. Congratulations to Uzoma.”


Those people are just lucky to be there.

We can do the same here if our country is good.
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by johnykgoal: 2:01pm On Jul 22, 2020
congrats
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by asgard01(m): 2:03pm On Jul 22, 2020
I will shout it again and again... IGBO AMAKA. Congrats to her

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Racoon(m): 2:04pm On Jul 22, 2020
Igbos keep on breaking wonderful records all over the world.Congratulation nne.Only in a nation where there is equity, justice and fairness.

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Nobody: 2:07pm On Jul 22, 2020
Hope her kinsmen also know that she's a dyke grin

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Arrewa: 2:17pm On Jul 22, 2020
Very good!
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Hunronikensin5: 2:18pm On Jul 22, 2020
NazoTimes:


This means for the past 150 years, no black has ever entered into the country’s legislature.

Congratulations to her.

However, the bolded statement is a lie.

—Lincoln Alexander was the first black parliamentarian in Canada as far back as 1968

—Zanana Akande (Yoruba) was the first African diaspora woman to be female legislature in canada 1990.

— Jean Augustine, another black was elected 1993

— We also have the likes of Vivian Barbot another female and etc.

Infact Uzoma was elected in 2019 alongside two other blacks named Jamie Moses and Audrey Gordon.

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Ahmed0336(m): 2:19pm On Jul 22, 2020
Dotherightthing:


21. Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.

A won moderator, weh done!!!!


Nigeria


GOOD PEOPLE


GREAT NATION......

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by googi: 2:20pm On Jul 22, 2020


I am happy but also sad at the same time because we keep losing our brightest citizens to the Westerners one way or the other.

“The ones born over there refuse to return to their motherland, our brightest minds over here are emigrating to the western world and we end up losing both ways with respect to the development of our country; Nigeria because of only one factor; “A Non-functional system

Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by sylve11: 2:20pm On Jul 22, 2020
Okay. cool
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Whiteangel1234: 2:21pm On Jul 22, 2020
grin another IGBO AMAKA ... I have said this words twice in the last 1 hours

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by googi: 2:27pm On Jul 22, 2020
First black?

Ignorance. This is even a Region.

Find out about Lincoln Alexander in the Federal way back!



Lincoln MacCauley Alexander PC CC OOnt CD QC was a Canadian lawyer who became the first black Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, the first black federal Cabinet Minister, the first black Chair of the Worker's Compensation Board, and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991.
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by plaindealer: 2:29pm On Jul 22, 2020

Lincoln Alexander Becomes first Black Member of Parliament


In 1965, Alexander ran in the Canadian federal election as the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the Hamilton West electoral district but was defeated.

He ran again in the 1968 federal election and on June 25, 1968, he won the seat, becoming Canada’s first black Member of Parliament.


https://obvc.ca/story/lincoln-alexander-becomes-first-black-member-of-parliament/



Ignorant chest beaters.

You people really need to stop lying, stop peddling fake and inaccurate rubbish.

The first Canadian parliamentarian was elected back in 1968.

Is it even possible that Canada just elected a black person as a parliamentarian in 2020?

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by IJOBA2: 2:45pm On Jul 22, 2020
AS A SOUTH WESTERNER, THIS NEWS IS NOT GOOD FOR MY HEALTHsad

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Hunronikensin5: 2:52pm On Jul 22, 2020
plaindealer:




Ignorant chest beaters.

You people really need to stop lying, stop peddling fake and inaccurate rubbish.

The first Canadian parliamentarian was elected back in 1968.

Is it even possible that Canada just elected a black person as a parliamentarian in 2020?

Funniest thing is that the first black of African origin to be appointed member of legislative assembly in Canada is a Yoruba woman since 1990.

She represented downtown Toronto.

Her name is Zanana Akande. Her dad migrated to Barbados during those days. Then she married and moved to Canada where they gave birth to Zanana.

Zanana tho late now left behind a son and two daughter. David, Aderonke and Ajike.

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by BlackfireX: 2:56pm On Jul 22, 2020
Imagine a county of Yoruba and Igbo...




An unstoppable force of growth.

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Hunronikensin5: 3:00pm On Jul 22, 2020
IJOBA2:
AS A SOUTH WESTERNER, THIS NEWS IS NOT GOOD FOR MY HEALTHsad

Well you guys are always behind the said South Westerner so why shouldn’t they be happy with the news?

The SW’ners already had Zanana Akande who was member of legislature in Canada since 1991.

So I think you guys came late as usual!

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by NazoTimes(m): 3:01pm On Jul 22, 2020
BlackfireX:
Imagine a county of Yoruba and Igbo...




An unstoppable force of growth.

Yeah true I always find it difficult when I see Yorubas and Igbos fight each other forgetting who the real enemy is.
Just like Azikiwe and Awolowo were fighting each other while Ahmadu Bello was strategizing how to keep the North in power forever
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by selemempe: 3:02pm On Jul 22, 2020
godkiller:
This is good news.

1. Nigerian bought a football club in Europe.
2. A Nigerian is about to represent us in WTO.
3 Now another Nigerian is the first African to be elected in the Canadian legislature.

The good thing is they are all women and this is why we need to put more atttention on the girl child education.
those 3 Nigerians come from which tribe please? tongue
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by plessis: 3:03pm On Jul 22, 2020
Typing
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by BlackfireX: 3:05pm On Jul 22, 2020
NazoTimes:


Yeah true I always find it difficult when I see Yorubas and Igbos fight each other forgetting who the real enemy is.
Just like Azikiwe and Awolowo were fighting each other while Ahmadu Bello was strategizing how to keep the North in power forever



The same mistake, shortsightedness is what we are displaying today, while the north is planning...




The person that did this charm of disunity is strong o....

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Hunronikensin5: 3:05pm On Jul 22, 2020
selemempe:
those 3 Nigerians come from which tribe please? tongue

--The first Nigerian to own an European football club is Kunle Soname since 2015. He also owns Bet9ja.

Below is the Wikipedia link to his club “CD Feirense”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.D._Feirense

--Also Zanana Akande was the first African Diaspora legislature in Canada.

Once again, Yoruba have been there!

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by gambia(m): 3:17pm On Jul 22, 2020
Righteousness89:
Congratulations My Sister!

At least Something Oustanding For Nigerians to Brag about!

Nigeria Amaka!

Igbo Amaka!!

I thought you are smarter than this.
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by SarkinYarki: 3:22pm On Jul 22, 2020
Igbo Amaka !!!!

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Noneroone(m): 3:24pm On Jul 22, 2020
BlackfireX:




The same mistake, shortsightedness is what we are displaying today, while the north is planning...




The person that did this charm of disunity is strong o....
akuko
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Noneroone(m): 3:27pm On Jul 22, 2020
BlackfireX:
Imagine a county of Yoruba and Igbo...




An unstoppable force of growth.
I have not seen a man who believes in himself that attaches on someone else to succeed. Yoruba has nothing to offer. stop deluding yourself.
Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by DonXavi(m): 3:33pm On Jul 22, 2020
Let Nigeria be frank to herself, no matter how hard they try to oppress the Igbos, they should know that Igbos are a great people that cannot be shut down because in the scheme of things they matter. Igbos can never be inconsequential.
Igbo Amaka indeed.

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Re: A Nigerian Becomes First Black Person To Be Elected to the Canadian Legislature by Raeheemwayne: 3:38pm On Jul 22, 2020
Is she transgender?
Congratulations though.
Nigeria Amaka.

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